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Brown, Pelosi To Travel to Northern Triangle Countries in Central America and Southwest Border
Washington,
August 8, 2019
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Immigration
House Armed Services Committee Vice-Chair Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-4) is joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Following the visit to the Northern Triangle countries, the delegation will travel to McAllen, Texas to see detention conditions for migrants and meet with asylum-seeking families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Vice-Chair Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-4) is joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Following the visit to the Northern Triangle countries, the delegation will travel to McAllen, Texas to see detention conditions for migrants and meet with asylum-seeking families.
“We can both treat migrants from Central America with dignity and provide the support to make the Northern Triangle of Central America a more prosperous and secure place to call home,” said Congressman Anthony Brown. “The United States must be committed to a partnership for progress and a whole-of-government approach to help deliver on the promise of prosperity, security and governance for the people across Central America. With millions of immigrants from the region living and working in the United States and making extraordinary contributions to our country, it is critical that we honor the rich diversity that keeps our communities strong. ” “As our high-powered delegation begins our visit to the Northern Triangle, we look forward to strengthening our partnership to enhance regional security and stability, create greater economic opportunity, combat corruption and advance human rights to make it safer for people to thrive in their communities,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “In our meetings with representatives from government, the judiciary, civil society, community and faith-based groups, the private sector and human rights organizations, we will renew our commitment to advancing our shared interests and to helping empower the people of the Northern Triangle to build a better future at home. We also look forward to honoring the cultural and family ties that connect our people and the enormous contributions that generations of immigrants from the region have made to the United States.” The Members of the Congressional delegation are: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Eliot Engel, Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez, Chairman Jim McGovern, Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Vice Chairman Anthony Brown, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, Congresswoman Norma Torres, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García, Congresswoman Katie Hill, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood |